I was talking to a client group recently about the importance of being authentic in our leadership. An important component of authenticity is reliability, or in other words, doing what you say you will do, following through and delivering on your promises. It’s important because reliability build trust and trust builds relationships. In my book …
Not to put too fine a point on it, but could you be a Crap Boss (CB)? 1. A CB is unclear what they want from their people. They are ambiguous about their expectations. It is likely that they are not sure what they want from their people but they still expect them to know what to …
As the leader, are you owning the result? I like keeping things simple. Look at the results you are getting as the leader. They could be operational issues like productivity or safety, they may be financial like gross profit or net profit, or they may be people measures like absenteeism or levels of engagement. …
There was a time a while back when people used to boast about their long work hours and how little sleep they needed. Some wore it as a badge of honour. There is strong research that shows sleep deprivation inhibits good decision making and therefore good leading. In fact, suffering from lack of sleep can be …
Boss, manager, leader, supervisor – they all mean the same right? You might call me pedantic, but thinking they’re just words for the same thing is a big part of the problem. I came across this image* recently and it stopped me in my tracks because it absolutely nails it for me. Look at Boss. …
“I’d be a better leader if I just had more time” I have worked with thousands of aspiring leaders; managers that want to be more influential, but don’t have the time to be. It’s not as if it’s not important to them, it’s just that everything else is getting in the way and they simply …
A hot topic at the moment is ‘employee engagement’. What is it and how important is it? When two people become engaged it means they are making a commitment to each other. It means that they intend to be loyal and loving into the future. It means that they care, deeply, about each other. How …
“So, Greg – Mr Leadership Guy, what can we all learn from the next LEADER of the free world?” I have been dreading writing this blog. I almost wimped out. I am sweating and uncomfortable as I sit writing it. I don’t have any clear thoughts or lessons or objectives for this blog. I am …
The Latin word for new is nova, you know, as in innovation. So, to innovate means to do something new. Doing something new means stopping doing the old. Stopping doing something means changing. Change is one of the most challenging concepts that organisations face. Effective change only comes about when leaders drive it. You simply …
Last week I made a presentation to a group about increasing employee engagement and improving culture. At the end I opened up for questions. “A couple of us are first time managers – what advice would you give us?” Great question! Here are five things that I think first time managers would benefit from knowing. 1. …